Our Mission

Provide an independent forum for those who dare to read, think, speak, and write to advance the professional, literary, and scientific understanding of sea power and other issues critical to global security.

Key Initiatives

Michael Hirsh

Michael Hirsh is a journalist who has produced documentaries and specials for PBS, CBS, ABC and HBO. He’s received the Peabody Award, a Writers Guild Award, and multiple Emmy Awards. Among his television specials are “Memories of M*A*S*H” for CBS, “A Program for Vietnam Veterans—and everyone else who should care” for PBS, and a five program PBS series for on the prevention of child sexual abuse. He’s written six non-fiction books, including None Braver—US Air Force Pararescuemen in the War on Terror, and The Liberators—America’s Witnesses to the Holocaust. He and his wife, Karen, live in Punta Gorda, Florida.